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1. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
4. A covering to disguise or conceal the face.
8. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
11. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
12. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
13. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
14. A body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law.
15. (used especially of commodities) In the natural unprocessed condition.
16. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
23. Unknown god.
24. An associate degree in nursing.
27. Considerate and solicitous care.
28. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. A deep bow.
38. A public promotion of some product or service.
39. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
40. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
41. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
42. Derive or receive pleasure from.
43. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
45. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
46. A Loloish language.
47. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
48. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
2. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
3. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
4. A member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
7. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
8. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
9. Type genus of the Ranidae.
10. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
18. A historical region of southwestern India on the west coast.
19. A flexible container with a single opening.
22. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
26. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
29. The act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize).
30. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
31. A master's degree in business.
32. (Scotland) A landowner.
33. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
35. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
36. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
37. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
41. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
42. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
44. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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